Several cars got stranded off Shattalon Drive in Winston-Salem. WXII's Briana Conner has the latest on what happened.

Several cars got stranded off Shattalon Drive in Winston-Salem. WXII's Briana Conner has the latest on what happened.

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Updated: 12:16 PM EST Feb 15, 2016

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WEBVTT WE HAVE BRIANA CONNER BACK.WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?BRIANA: JUST A COUPLE MINUTESAGO, I STARTED NOTICING SOME ICYPRECIPITATION.BEFORE THAT, THERE WAS HEAVYRAIN IN WINSTON-SALEM.BUT ON MOST OF THESE MAIN ROADS,ICE IS NOT STICKING.WHAT YOU SEE IS SHINY ISACTUALLY WHAT.IT IS WATER.DRIVING CONDITIONS IN ANOTHERTHE CITY ARE IN GOOD SHAPE,INCLUDING BUSINESS 40.I WANT TO SHOW YOU VIDEO FROMTHEIR MORE RURAL PARTS OFFORSYTH COUNTY.YOU START TO SEE THE SNOWPACKOVER THE ROAD.YOU ACTUALLY START NOTICING THATSOME DRIVERS HAVE BIG ISSUESWITH THE ROADS LAST NIGHT.AROUND 7:30, THERE WAS A MAJORSLIDE OFF EVENT.I WAS ABLE TO COUNT 35 CARS THISMORNING, THOUGH I HAVE SEENREPORTS OF PEOPLE WHO COUNTED UP40.WE COUNTED A LOT OF PEOPLETRYING TO GET THEIR VEHICLETHAT.THEY TRIED TO PUSH THE CARS OUT,SOME PULLING VEHICLES AS WELL.THEY SAY THEY STARTED SLIDING ATTHE CURB AND OTHER PEOPLE GOTWORD ON SOCIAL MEDIA.THEY HEARD PEOPLE NEEDED HELPAND THEIR -- AND THEY CAME TO DOIT THEY COULD. I WILL STAY HERE AND DOWHATEVER HELPS.THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE HERE WHOARE TRYING TO HELP OUT WHEREVERWE CAN.BRIANA: WE SAW AT LEAST TWOPEOPLE PERSONALLY GET THEIR CARSON STOCK.SO THAT ROAD IS POSSIBLE NOW.THE BIG ISSUE WAS LAST NIGHT,WHEN WE HAD SNOW FALLING.RIGHT NOW, NOT A LOT COMINGDOWN.